HEATING AND VENTILATION Energy Box keeps rescue dogswarm


The UK's largest dog- care charity has chosen leading renewable heating company Organic Energy to provide a green energy system at its £5million centre in Shropshire. A wood pellet boiler has been installed at the Dogs Trust Shrewsbury as part of an innovative eco- building programme. Organic Energy has supplied an Energy Box for the site - a complete heating system delivered ready for installation that can be operational within hours. The Energy Box, which is lowered onto a concrete base, is a complete plant room pre- fabricated by Austria-based ÖkoFEN. The timber box houses a 56kw ÖkoFEN Pellematic wood pellet boiler as well as a fabric fuel store, flue and ash compression system. Andy Boroughs, managing director of Organic Energy, says the installation could also provide an income stream thanks to the Renewable Heat Incentive. Following the Shropshire project's completion, the target is to cut energy consumption to less than 150 kWh per square metre – 62 percent less than a conventional building. For more information telephone 01938 530 070, email info@organicenergy.co.uk or visit www.organicenergy.co.uk


Column radiators fromKermi


The classical and timeless Arbonia Range of Column radiators is a front runner in the extensive programme of heating solutions now available from Kermi. With exceptional heat output and a vast range of sizes and configurations Arbonia Column radiators open up many opportunities for the Consultant and Heating Engineer in the wider contract market. Buildings of all types can be catered for including schools, hospitals, hotels and all commercial building developments and the range is ideal for larger period properties in the domestic market. Convex or concave angles are no problem and bay window or curved models are also available. For more information telephone 01536 400 004, email marketing@kermi.co.uk or visit www.kermi.co.uk


Fresh and quiet


In any large, busy building, noise transfer fromone area to another has always been a problem- but nomore,with a revolutionary yet simple product by Passivent, developed in associationwithArup. SoundScoop combines natural ventilationwith noise attenuation. It significantly reduces sound transmission fromone area to another,whilst enabling lowresistance airflow- essential in naturally ventilated buildings. This can help reduction in energy consumption as part of the continuing drive for zero carbon buildings,without compromising acoustic performance targets as described in British Standards and Building Bulletins. SoundScoop is positioned at high level in the partition/wall between two internal spaces, enabling natural airmovement withminimal pressure drop.Apatented sound absorbing lining optimises attenuation of mid frequency sound, typically themost problematic. Accredited laboratory testing has demonstrated that an acoustic performance of up toD44 can be realised. “The acoustic performance of SoundScoop means that the requirements of BB93 can bemet in a classroomadjacent to a noisy corridor,” explains PassiventMarketingManager SiobhanGadiot. Formore information telephone 0161 905 5700 or email projects@passivent.com


Showcasing exceptional design


MHS has supplied radiators, including - Arc, Arturo and Gemini - to Urban Interior, a Villeroy & Boch and SieMatic centre of excellence. Based in Bethnal Green, London, Urban Interior is the capital’s newest and brightest kitchen and bathroom display centre. Spread over three floors, Urban Interior showcases beautifully and creatively designed bathroom and kitchen room-sets, enabling homeowners to visualise products in-situ. The third floor ‘contact centre’ is dedicated to meeting the needs of interior designers and architects, with colour- coded room-sets and iPad facilities. Arc is a brushed stainless steel radiator with oval tubes and polished ends that combines reliability with contemporary styling and effective heating. Gemini meanwhile is a dramatic cross-over design radiator which provides an excellent focal point, as well as creating a talking point in a commercial or residential situation. Strikingly contemporary, beautifully polished columns of stainless steel in vertical or horizontal formats - the intense polished lines of the Arturo will definitely turn heads. For more information telephone 01268 546 700 or visit www.mhsradiators.com


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